Portable storage-battery case.



J. A. GALLIER. PORTABLE STORAGE BATTERY CASE.

APPLIULTIOH TILED JULYQ, 1913.

1,088,531; Patented Feb.- 24, 1m

amen/WM UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOSEPH A. CALLIER, OF RQSLYN, WASHINGTON.

PORTABLE STORAGE- BATTERY CAS E.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 24, 1914-,

Application filed. July 9, 1913. Serial No. 778,133.

I To all 20710771 it may concern:

Be it known that I, Josnrrr A. CALLIER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Roslyn, in the county of Kittitas and State of Vashington, have invented new and useful Improvements in Portable Storage-Battery Cases, of which the following is a speci fication.

This invention relates to improvements in storage cases or receptacles and has par ticular application to a receptacle or case for carrying the storage batteries of miners lamps in mines.

In carrying out the present invention, it

is my purpose to provide a case of the class described which may bereadily attached-to the belt of a miner and whereby the storage battery and -fuses may be carried in a closed condition so that in the event of short circuiting of the miners lamp or the lead wires from the battery to the lamp, the fuse will desired features of simplicity, 'eiiiciencyj and.

I substantially rectangular. case or receptacle blow out within thecase and thereby eliminate the possibility of explosions and the like incident to the sparks caused by the blowing out of the fuse.

It is also my purpose toprovide a device of the type set forth which will embrace the durability, one whichmay bemanufactured and marketed at aminlmum expense and one which will be of comparatively light weight so that the same may be carried about with ease and facility.

\Vith the above and other objects in view,

the invention consists in the -construction,

combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter set forth in and falling Within the scope of the claims.

In the accompanyingdrawing; Figure l is a view in elevation of a storage battery carrying case constructed in accordance with the present invention. Fig; 2 is a vertical sectional view through the case.

l Referring now to the accompanying drawing in detail, the numeral ,1 designates a constructed of some suitable material preferablymetal and provided with a removable top 2 ."hereby access may be had to the interior of the case. Mounted-within the receptacle 1 and resting upon the bottom wall thereof is a storage battery 3 of any'desired fuse cartridge -5. Leading from the opposite construction, while depending from-{the cover 2 within.the receptacle or case are alining sockets 4, 4 designed to receive a poles of the storage battery and including the fuse cartridge 5 in series are the lead wires 6 terminatingin a socket 7 secured to the cover 2- approximately centrally thereof and designed to receive a plug 8 from which latter leads the lamp cord 9 terminally connected to the miners lamp 10, the latter being usually carried upon the cap. Each fuse cartridge 5 is of they slow-burning type in contradistinction to the blow-out type of fuse so that when the'leads become short circuited, the fuse will melt and. so increase the resistance in the circuit whereby a too rapid discharge of the battery will be avoided and arcing or sparking at the point where the short circuit takes place eliminated.

From the foregoing description taken in connection with the accompanying drawing, the construction and manner of employing my invention will be readily'apparent.

It will be seen that when the plug 8 is in serted within the socket 7 the circuit to the lamp 10 will be closed and such lamp illumisafe place before the fuse can-be replaced.

' One side. Wall of the case or receptacle 1 is preferably provided with alining eyes or loops so that the case may be readily fastened uponthe miners belt.

I claim: a

1. A device of theclass described comprising a case adapted to receive a storage battery, a removable cover for said case, socket s carried by said cover and depending into paid case and adapted to receive a fuse cartridge, a plug socket carried by said cover and forming the terminals of the line wires of the storage battery within the case, a plug ice cooperating with said last socket, a lamp cord connected to said plug, and a lamp c011- nec'te'd to the free terminals of the wires of said lam cord.

prising a-case adapted to receive a storage battery, a removable cover for said case,

evice"of the class described-coon fsoekets carried by said eover and depen foovet find' formlng the terminals of the line ding said coveragainst movement to open posi- 10 intolsaid case and adapted to receives fuse tion. cartridge, a plug socket carried .by said In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

mres of the storage battery 'within the case,

e -p1ug co6per'a.ting with said last socket, a JOSEPH CALLIER' lampjcord connected to said'plug, a lamp Witnesses: connected to the free terminals of the wires DAVID DAVIS,

ef seid lamp cord, and means for locking WALTER G. PA'I'ON. 

